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Anonymous, German, 17th century

Design for a Cartouche with Acanthus Scrolls from which Female Figures Emerge

1648
Pen and brown and black ink and graphite with traces of red chalk
13.3 × 26.5 cm (5.2 × 10.4 in)

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